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Jeff,
would I be mistaken if I would guess that you got your Extra after the 5 wpm 
rule change and that might be why you seem to be so bitter about cw ops?
If so,  understood.  I've met many over the years who act the same way.
Jerry
W3DMB
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In a message dated 05-Jul-02 21:25:42 Eastern Daylight Time, 
jangus@socal.rr.com writes:
> 
> Bruce & Gaby wrote:
> 
> >As a die-hard CW op, I don't understand what the big deal is!  CW, SSB,
> >RTTY, or PSK-31, it is all Ham Radio!
> >
> Exactly. They are all various modes of operation available to us.
> None of them are the holy grail.
> 
> >And Jeff, you are correct, but even thought the code requirement was
> >lowered, you still have to know it to operate SSB on the HF bands.
> >
> My point exactly.
> 
> The "big lie" is that there aren't any bad CW ops .
> The difference is, you have to know code to find them.
> Anybody can find the idiots on SSB.
> 
> Jeff
> WA6FWI
> 
> Side note: How many hams do  you know that haven't upgraded in 30+
> years and seem to think that their amateur license also gives them the
> right to put up a tower without any civil engineering. And will raise
> bloody hell about being "forced" to prove that it won't fall over and kill
> their neighbors.
> 
> 
> -- 
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
> 
> 
> 
> 



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